Kings Hedges Primary School
Northfield Avenue, Cambridge, CB4 2HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Interim Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Merritt
- Federation
- King's Hedges Educational Federation
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 389
- URN
- 110775
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223518330
About this school
Kings Hedges Primary School is a community primary school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 389 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kings Hedges Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 65 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 12% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 82% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kings Hedges Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 385 |
| 2023/24 | 398 |
| 2024/25 | 394 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kings Hedges Primary School compares
Kings Hedges Primary School ranked 18th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.9% | 38.6% | 389 | — |
| The Grove Primary School | 56% | 7.6% | 49.8% | 224 | 0.3 miles |
| St Laurence Catholic Primary School | 63% | 5.7% | 37% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| Orchard Park Community Primary School | 41% | 8.6% | 39.6% | 180 | 0.6 miles |
| Arbury Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 42.5% | 380 | 0.8 miles |
| Milton Road Primary School | 74% | 3.4% | 14.4% | 424 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.58%
- English as an additional language
- 56.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 14.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Grove Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
St Laurence Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Orchard Park Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Arbury Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Milton Road Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Kings Hedges Primary School ranks 9th of the 76 ranked primary schools in Cambridge.
- Arbury Primary School Primary
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Barton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Bottisham Community Primary School Primary
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Burwell Village College (Primary) Primary
- Caldecote Primary School Primary
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kings Hedges Primary School teach?
- Kings Hedges Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the interim headteacher of Kings Hedges Primary School?
- The interim headteacher of Kings Hedges Primary School is Miss Sarah Merritt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kings Hedges Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings Hedges Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Kings Hedges Primary School?
- Kings Hedges Primary School has 389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kings Hedges Primary School full?
- Kings Hedges Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 389 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kings Hedges Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kings Hedges Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kings Hedges Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kings Hedges Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Kings Hedges Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Kings Hedges Primary School is part of the King's Hedges Educational Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kings Hedges Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kings Hedges Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Kings Hedges Primary School ranked 18th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kings Hedges Primary School's absence rate?
- Kings Hedges Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kings Hedges Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings Hedges Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.